STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
AUGUST SESSION AUGUST 8, 2023 SECOND TERM DAY
9:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Ted Lindsley and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
Brandt regarding fire mitigation bid opening Aiken property-Rad Mulching- $16,400 ; Finley’s-$22,585. Bids will be reviewed by Sandi Paul.
9:13 a.m. Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include a rebuttal letter regarding our Broadband grant application at 10:15 a.m. that is time sensitive. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:15 a.m. Lesli and Jamie regarding claims:
Current Expense: $ 132,541.53 Road & Bridge: $ 164,936.77
Airport: $ 3,096.46 Emergency Comm: $ 14,230.29
District Court: $ 2,539.44 Title III: $ 30,902.41
Appraisal: $ 1,586.19 Solid Waste: $ 193,978.24
Search & Rescue: $ 53.36 Noxious Weeds: $ 2,462.18
Snowmobile 25-A: $ 24.41 Waterways: $ 81.64
Total: $ 626,432.92
Duman moves to pay the claims. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:30 a.m. Tim Marks, GEM Plan, provides insurance update-reviews loss ratio and rate increases.
10:00 a.m. Matt Jessup regarding update of Airport Advisory Board Ordinance-amends to change the frequency of meetings from once monthly to once quarterly. Brandt moves to adopt Idaho County Ordinance 72. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Ackerman will publish.
10:15 a.m. Jerry Zumalt regarding rebuttal letter for a grant challenge-Krista Baker from CEDA drafted the rebuttal that is due tomorrow. Brandt moves to approve the letter. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:30 a.m. Commission questions Cody Funke (via phone) regarding budget details. Lindsley questions regarding use of the County vehicle-discussion. Brandt questions how the City feels about Funke responding during work hours-Funke advises that the City is okay as long as there is some back up. Funke indicates that his preference would be hiring a contract deputy as opposed to taking a salary increase. Commission directs Ackerman to make this change.
10:45 a.m. Ackerman regarding budget questions from last week-discussion regarding opioid funds and approved uses-this will be on the agenda next week for further discussion. Brandt moves to approve the L2 as discussed. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Sheriff Doug Ulmer honors four young men, Constantine Frosteper, Tristan Hill, Jakoby Fignani and Corbit Wilson, who were instrumental in assisting apprehend a suspect who had stolen a vehicle. Ulmer presents framed awards to each young man. Julie Stevens, victim in the car theft, thanks the young men for their actions.
11:23 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1) a for personnel. Lindsley seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
11:45 a.m. End Executive Session
Duman moves to approve the minutes of July 25. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with Duman and Lindsley in favor. Brandt abstains-he was absent.
Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the August 1 meeting. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Lindsley abstains-he was absent.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increase for Rick Knutsen in the Jail. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Cooperative Road Agreement with the Payette National Forest. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the agreement with Harris Computer Arts for software and imaging. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Additional Meeting Requests for Brandt, Duman and Lindsley for the Milner Trail Adams Camp field trip on August 7.
Additional Meetings- Brandt, Lindsley & Duman- August 16 Idaho County Fair Opening; Lindsley-21 City Council
Brandt moves all the donation of vacation hours to a Sheriff’s Office employee. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to change our policy to allow employees on worker’s comp to use up to 10 hours per week of accrued time to offset lost wages during leave. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:54 p.m. Break for Lunch
1:02 p.m. Public Hearing convened in the District Courtroom to continue testimony on the Petition to Vacate a portion of the Milner Trail at White Bird Station and Adams Camp.
Matt Jessup provides opening remarks regarding the purpose of the hearing today.
Ackerman swears in Bob Hafer, Ed Anglesey, Larry Allen, Rita Herman, Shelley Rambo, Don DeHaas, Samuel Perry, Dave Thompson, Matt Rogers, Patricia Varick, Bill Spencer, Mike Stickles, Phyllis Tiernan, and Brian Perry.
Samuel Perry, Attorney for Idaho Pathfinders, makes statement in opposition.
Dave Thompson, Matt Rogers, Patricia Varick, Bill Spencer, Ed Anglesey and Phyllis Tiernan make statements in opposition-discussion.
Rita Herman, Mike Stickles, Shelley Rambo and Larry Allen make statements in support of Petition.
Stickles presents Petitioner’s Exhibit 400-maps
Shelley Rambo plays portions of the previous hearing validating the Milner Trail-Jessup questions Rambo regarding who the speakers were on the recording-Rambo identifies Commissioner Brandt, Samuel Perry and Dave Thompson.
Larry Allen advises that he is working with the Forest Service to provide easements around Adams Camp and White Bird Station in trade for easements near Buffalo Hump. Allen presents bids for potential costs to build a mile of road should the trail not be vacated-marked as Exhibit 401.
Patricia Varick questions whether or not a map of the Milner Trail exists-feels that where the historic trail lies is most important.
Ed Anglesey questions what relevance construction costs have in the proceeding.
Samuel Perry rebuttal.
Brian Perry, property owner at Cold Springs, speaks in opposition.
Brandt closes evidentiary portion of the hearing.
Brandt proposes two motions:
To close the portions of Milner Trail that cross the private property at White Bird Station and Adams Camp;
To vacate the portion of the historical Milner Trail that crosses the private property of Adams Camp and the Whitebird Station pending reaching an agreement with the Forest Service that recognizes the currently used trail system as the official Milner Trail, as well as internal easements between the private property holders and deeded rights to access.
Discussion.
Brandt moves to close portions of the Milner Trail that cross the private property at Adams Camp and White Bird Station. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to vacate the portion of the Milner Trail that crosses the private property of Adams Camp and the Whitebird Station pending reaching an agreement with the Forest Service that recognizes a suitable right of way can be established, as well as verifications of internal easements between the private property holders and deeded rights to access. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
3:04 p.m. Recess
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Chairman Attest
